BROKEN TRACK: Suicides & suffering in Army’s exhausted armor community
‘What is the mission that we’re killing ourselves for?’ asked one officer.
By Davis Winkie
Mar 11, 05:00 AM
An Army Times data analysis found that armor brigades and tankers experienced higher suicide rates than the rest of the Army. (Sgt. Calab Franklin/U.S. Army)
Editor’s Note: If you or a loved one is experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide, you can confidentially seek assistance via the Military/Veterans Crisis Line by calling 988 and dialing 1, via text at 838255 or chat at
http://VeteransCrisisLine.net. You don’t need to be a VA beneficiary to use the service.
Collin Pattan remembers the winter of 2020.
Before the first snow blanketed Fort Carson, Colorado, two members of the Iron Knight battalion were dead: Sgt. Larry Cook, a tanker, died by suicide in April, and Spc. Brian Seely, an intel analyst, killed himself in June.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/03/11/broken-track-suicides-suffering-in-armys-exhausted-armor-community/
